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Re:IBM is not doing "cognitive computing" with Watson (2016) by simen on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @09:01PM (#16973227)
> Generally people think superhuman = better than the best humans.

Because that's what it means.

Also, I shudder to think of the prose coming out of a company that decides to "hire" an AI instead of a translator...

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Re:IBM is not doing "cognitive computing" with Watson (2016) by AndrewKemendo on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @11:53AM (#16978166)
Well not explicitly or in any measurable terms [1]. The term 'Superhuman' lacks technical depth in the sense of measurement. So for the purposes of measuring systems we build vs human capability, it's a pretty terrible measure.

[1] http://www.dictionary.com/browse/superhuman

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